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The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi

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AdventureActionDrama

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The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

18 April 1962

Country

Japan

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatôichi

Masayo Banri

Masayo Banri

Otane

Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Shigezô

Hajime Mitamura

Hajime Mitamura

Hanji

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Miki Hirate

Michirō Minami

Michirō Minami

Tatekichi

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Sukegorô

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Masakichi

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Seisuke

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Yahei

Yoichi Funaki

Yoichi Funaki

Yogoro

Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

Rihei

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Oyutaka

Chitose Maki

Chitose Maki

Yoshi

Kinya Ichikawa

Kinya Ichikawa

Mokichi

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Iioka yakuza member

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Kanaji

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Iioka yakuza member

Bonta Maru

Bonta Maru

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Sasagawa gambler spy

Ryuji Fukui

Ryuji Fukui

Daihachi

Hajime Koshikawa

Hajime Koshikawa

A farmer

Hiroyoshi Nishioka

Hiroyoshi Nishioka

Iioka yakuza member

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Kane the innkeeper

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